Presented by Design Anthology UK in partnership with Accor, this is the sixth episode in a special six-part series of The Design Dialogues exploring the intersection of design and travel.

Anne Becker Olins is the global chief design and technical services officer for Ultra Luxury and Luxury at Accor. She meets editor-in-chief of Design Anthology UK Elizabeth Choppin to discuss the role of heritage and legacy in today’s hospitality design through the lens of the new Raffles London at The OWO — a feat of restoration and craft opening soon at one of London’s most iconic Whitehall addresses. This conversation was recorded live from the Haldane Suite, Winston Churchill’s former office the Old War Office